Dr. Ndao tells the nurse in the emergency room that "There is a broken arm in room 4" instead of saying "Mrs. Chancellor is in room 4." By referring to the patient as a thing and not a person, this illustrates __________
A) defensive medicine
B) managed care
C) depersonalization
D) deinstitutionalization
C
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Discuss delayed marriage, singlehood, and cohabitation. In what ways has their prevalence changed? What other societal changes are these family changes associated with?
What will be an ideal response?
Clifford Geertz notes that religion is___________________________
a. a set of beliefs that give people moral direction b. doctrine or written text that comes from sources like the Bible or the Koran c. a set of cultural symbols that elicit powerful moods and motivations and that give meaning to people's behavior d. the belief in a single, all-powerful, supernatural being that creates and guides human life
The sociological perspective that focuses on how complex social systems carry out the essential functions of human life is:
a. conflict theory b. functionalism c. symbolic interactionism d. the ecological perspective
A political system in which the wealthy rule is best described as:
A.) democracy B.) plutocracy C.) capitalism D.) communism